October 29, 2007 - 10:20am
A good flour primer?
Greetings -
Can folks recommend a good primer/FAQ on flour, as well as some recommended sources?
(I live in Brookline, MA, a Boston suburb.)
I've been using King Arthur for my white bread and Arrowhead Mills for my whole wheat, but if there's better for a comparable price to be had, I'd welcome knowing about it. I'm certainly willing to buy 20 lbs. or so to keep the cost down.
Thanks.
- Richard
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Richard, if you are looking for technical info on characteristics of various classifications of flours and how they are milled, try this site.
I think King Arthur is fine, but Gold Medal Harvest King is very good for artisan loaves and I believe it is available nationwide. It is also sold under the labeling "Better for Bread."
Susanfnp
http://www.wildyeastblog.com
Wiley has a book, _How Baking Works_, with two extensive chapters on flour milling and grading. ISBN 978-0-471-26856-7. It is available from Amazon but Wiley is removing the information from its own web page so I suspect it will soon go out of print.
sPh